Cultural Blinders to Discipleship
Peter’s rebuke of Jesus was not simply a misplaced desire to avoid suffering. It was much more. It was a product of the cultural narrative.
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Michael Kuhn
- May 23
- 6 min
Revisiting the Goodness of the Good News
For the masses of displaced and crisis-afflicted people of our world, the gospel of the suffering servant is still heard as good news.
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Michael Kuhn
- May 23
- 5 min
Cultural Blinders to Discipleship
Peter’s rebuke of Jesus was not simply a misplaced desire to avoid suffering. It was much more. It was a product of the cultural narrative.
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Michael Kuhn
- May 23
- 6 min
Revisiting the Goodness of the Good News
For the masses of displaced and crisis-afflicted people of our world, the gospel of the suffering servant is still heard as good news.
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Michael Kuhn
- Jan 25, 2023
- 6 min
Bridging Spiritual Formation and Theology
What role does theology play in spiritual formation? Does it even play a role?
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Michael Kuhn
- Nov 7, 2022
- 5 min
How Does Spiritual Formation Take Place?
The Jesus-Peter relationship as a spiritual formation model.
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Michael Kuhn
- May 25, 2022
- 5 min
Is Following Jesus a "Politic?"
(published on the ABTS blog, 7 Oct 2020) Is following Jesus a “politic?” That question is perhaps the latest step in a life-long...
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Michael Kuhn
- May 17, 2022
- 10 min
Is Theology Missional
Is Theology Missional? A good friend, after hearing of my recent activities in ministry, asked the question: Are you teaching theology or...
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Michael Kuhn
- Sep 6, 2021
- 5 min
The Agony of Afghanistan
Can any sense be made of recent events in Afghanistan?
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Michael Kuhn
- Jan 2, 2021
- 3 min
Reversing an Eclipse
In prophetic language, can we forsake our insecure whoring after the kingdoms of this world long enough to see our true beauty?
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Michael Kuhn
- Mar 25, 2020
- 27 min
The Israel of God
The Identity of God's People I lived in Cairo, Egypt for sixteen years. While there, I learned that the subject of Israel is a dangerous...
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Michael Kuhn
- Jan 20, 2020
- 5 min
Stuck in the Swamp: Contemplating Evangelical Enmeshment in Politics
originally published at ABTS Lebanon and on Ethics Daily Do not give dogs what is holy, and do not throw your pearls before pigs, lest...
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Michael Kuhn
- Nov 7, 2019
- 5 min
Why Do the Nations Rage? The World’s Plea for Leadership with Integrity
originally published at ABTS Lebanon Media outlets are noticing an unprecedented proliferation of uprisings around the globe—Hong Kong,...
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Michael Kuhn
- Aug 22, 2019
- 6 min
The Commodification of Mission in the Muslim World
originally published at ABTS Lebanon A commodity—something that is bought and sold. Mission—the loving and joyful response of Christ’s...
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Michael Kuhn
- Jul 11, 2019
- 6 min
Getting the Trinity Out of the Ivory Tower
originally published at ABTS Lebanon Are there any “ivory tower theologians” out there? I’ve never seen an ivory tower…and I suppose...
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Michael Kuhn
- Jun 20, 2019
- 5 min
Muslim-Christian Relations and Freedom of Conscience
originally published at ABTS Lebanon In reflecting over the long history of Muslim-Christian interaction, it appears some hopeful winds...
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Michael Kuhn
- Jan 17, 2019
- 4 min
East and West: Putting Our Best Foot Forward
originally published at ABTS Lebanon I recently learned that Eugene Peterson, author, pastor and Bible translator, passed away. At the...
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Michael Kuhn
- Jun 14, 2018
- 7 min
Reframing the Holy Land and the People of God
originally published at ABTS Lebanon There is no more deeply entrenched issue facing the world than the question of Israel and Palestine....
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Michael Kuhn
- Nov 9, 2017
- 6 min
A Modest Proposal for Changing the World
originally published at ABTS Lebanon and Fuller Studio While traveling recently through North America, it struck me frequently that...
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Michael Kuhn
- Feb 16, 2017
- 7 min
The US Immigration Ban: A View from the Kingdom
originally published at ABTS Lebanon Thus the so-called outsiders are really only "insiders" who have not yet understood and apprehended...
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Michael Kuhn
- Jun 15, 2016
- 6 min
Takfīr and Church Unity: A Lesson from an Unlikely Source
originally published at ABTS Lebanon A new word keeps showing up in the news describing radical Islamic groups—takfīr. It’s the English...
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Michael Kuhn
- Jan 21, 2016
- 5 min
Rethinking Hospitality: Pondering the Sexual Harassment Scandal in Germany
originally published at ABTS Lebanon Not that long ago, German Chancellor Merkel made news by flinging the door open to immigrants...
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